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Robert Key
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Robert William Trevor Key

Born: 12 May 1979, East Dulwich, London
Major Teams: Kent, England.
Known As: Robert Key
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break


Test Debut: England v India at Nottingham, 2nd Test, 2002
Latest Test:
England v India at Leeds, 3rd Test, 2002

NBC Denis Compton Award 1998
NBC Denis Compton Award 2001

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 22/08/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    2    3   0    81   34   27.00  39.13   0   0    2   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    0    -   -     -    -     -     -   -    -   -

                     Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI  4w 5w    SR  Econ
Bowling                  0    -     -    -    -     -     -  -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (1998 - 2002/03; last updated 10/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   88  151   5  4712  160   32.27  10  25   58   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              11.4    1    40    0    -     -      0   0    -   3.42

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1998 - 2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   76   71   6  2117  114   32.56   1  18   11   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Of the members of England's inaugural Academy squad who spent the 2001/2 winter under the guidance of Rod Marsh in Australia, Robert Key was the second (after Glamorgan's Simon Jones) to graduate to full England honours the following season. Excellent form for Kent had moved him ahead of Warwickshire's Ian Bell in the queue of aspiring Test batsmen when Graham Thorpe decided to opt out of cricket for personal reasons after the first 2002 Test against India.

At a shade over six foot tall, Key is a chunky opening batsman, although considerably lighter than when Alec Stewart famously advised him of a weighty impediment to his progress. He toured Bermuda with England Under-17s in 1997 before making a telling contribution to England's Under-19 World Cup win in South Africa the following year. He returned there in 1998/9 with the England A Team. After passing 1,000 runs with Kent for the first time in 2001, his Academy record combined with continuing county success in 2002 to propel him to international level.

Key made his debut in the second Test against India at Trent Bridge and scored 17 in his only innings, followed by 34 and 30 on a difficult wicket at Headingley. Although he had to make way for the returning Marcus Trescothick at The Oval, he had impressed enough to be at the forefront of the selectors' thoughts when it came to choosing the Ashes squad. Although he was initially overlooked (as, ironically, he had also been at first for the Academy), he was added to the party when Thorpe withdrew. Having planned some time off before returning to cricket in the New Year, Key found himself packing his bags for a second successive winter Down Under. (Copyright CricInfo October 2002)

* Last Updated: Sunday, 10-Nov-2002 17:09:47 GMT


 
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